“He plays the game above the neck. He’s not a big physical striker. You’re not talking about John Lynch,” Raheem said of Corey Lynch. “Our quarterback [Josh Freeman] hates him [on the scout team]. …He’s the only guy that seems to rattle Free.”

Joe is concerned that Lynch can’t come anywhere close to replacing what Grimm gave the Bucs’ revived run defense. Joe is having painful Jim Bates flashbacks.

Christian – Congrats. Ed Morse probably contacted you already via Facebook, or they will today. If you dont’ hear anything, shoot me an e-mail Monday at [email protected] and I’ll get it taken care of for you.

Well, it seems like Cory Lynch is going to bring a lot to the table on the pass, but someone will have to pick up the slack on the run (Sean Jones or dare I say Ruud). I still saw good run D after Grimm went out, so I’m not in a panic.

I’m going to be in South America this weekend. Anybody know of a good feed via online so I can pick up the game?

The biggest reason for the turnaround in run defense has been the play of the d-line. The line playing gap sound and Roy Miller holding the point of attack against double teams. Thats not going to change just because Cody Grimm is out. The run defense may not be quite as good but it won’t go back to awful just because of the loss of a safety. If Roy Miller plays the way he did the last two weeks there shouldn’t be too much of a regression.

I too like Grimm and am very interested to see what Lynch can bring. However, I disagree mightily about Jones. He is almost invisible back there. Almost no tackles and no passes defensed. We need two safeties in the draft. No guarantee that Grimm will ever play again. Lower leg injuries can be catastrophic.

I really think we need to resign Jermaine Phillips. He knows our system, he’s a veteran with experience, and it seems like he’s healthy again having a played through a season in the UFL. Even if he’s not a starter, we need depth at the position. Corey Lynch could start playing poorly also.

Actually think Lynch will win our Free Safety spot. He’s a great ball hawk. Think Grimm will compete , and win, our starting Strong safety spot. But there might be a league rule against two white safeties starting together, I’ll have to read up and see, lol